A man has been released without charge after being questioned in connection with a fatal crash in Co Donegal.

A young man killed in Co Donegal on Saturday night was walking home after celebrating the christening of his baby son.

Criminal charges against Wales rugby legend Shane Williams have been dropped, a court heard.

Weekend review

The National Lottery celebrates its 30th birthday this week and in that time has created more than 800 millionaires and donated almost €5 billion to charitable causes.

For residents of the small village of Bridgend, British prime ministerial statements made in the distant Westminster Parliament are usually an irrelevant affair.

Literary great Brian Friel was buried yesterday on a hillside outside a Co Donegal town where many of his works were set.

Almost 30 people have been taken to hospital following a five-vehicle motorway crash in Wales.

A Donegal woman was left speechless after her boyfriend pulled off an unusual marriage proposal.

A post mortem is being carried out today on the body of a man found in a county Donegal river yesterday.

Galway was the big winner at the Georgina Campbell Awards, taking the top prizes for best restaurant and best seafood restaurant.

Paedophile rock singer Ian Watkins will be serving out his jail sentence in a prison that is home to some of Britain's most notorious sex offenders and killers.

Gardaí in Co Donegal have issued a new child abduction alert after another sinister approach to children.

The streets of a Donegal town has been left deserted of children as parents keep them indoors after a child abduction scare.

Three juveniles have been arrested after they attempted to steal a quantity of copper wire from an Eircom yard in Bridgend in Donegal.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after gunshots were fired during the latest trouble in Belfast.

The PSNI are today investigating reports that a number of shots have been fired at police lines on the Newtownards Road.

Rob Howley has been appointed as Wales' caretaker head coach for the summer internationals against the Barbarians and Australia to allow Warren Gatland to recuperate fully from injuries suffered in a domestic accident.

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Christian Williams is not far away from making a return to race riding after suffering a horrendous fall more than a year ago.

A MASKED gang threatened to shoot a one-year-old baby as they held a family at gunpoint.

Gardaí in Donegal are investigating an incident in which a family was threatened by an armed gang.

Lily Allen has hit out at 'X Factor' bosses for allowing Ceri Rees to audition for a fourth time.

A singing coach who worked with failed 'X Factor' contestant Ceri Rees has accused show bosses of “exploiting” the 54-year-old.

'The X Factor' has come under fire after devoting more than seven minutes of Sunday's show to a "cruel" audition featuring contestant Ceri Rees.

Resurgent car maker Jaguar Land Rover is poised to confirm this week that it will build a £400m engine plant in the British Midlands that will create up to 2,000 jobs, it was reported today.

Thousands of Jobcentre Plus staff in the UK are to stage a 24-hour strike in an escalating row over working conditions and a “target driven culture”, it was announced today.

Gardaí in Donegal are hunting for a gang of men who broke into a house, threatened a family and stole a sum of cash this morning.

A teenage boy accused of murdering British schoolgirl Rebecca Aylward will make a second appearance before magistrates today.

A 15-year-old boy will appear in court in Britain today charged with the murder of schoolgirl Rebecca Aylward.

A number of restaurants are bucking the trend and thriving during the economic slowdown.

About 70 rounds of ammunition and components which could be used in a bomb were found today dumped in a field in north Donegal.

Bomb disposal experts today carried out a controlled explosion on a pipebomb left outside a so-called head shop.

Paul McGinley could not live with the pace set by Welshman Rhys Davies last week but it was a different story for both of them when the Andalucian Open resumed in Malaga today.

The name of Rhys Davies can be added to the list of British players making their mark in the world of golf.

A “DARK SIDE” to the internet suggests a strong link between time spent surfing the web and depression, say psychologists.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to visit Buncrana Garda Station in Co Donegal later to pay his respects to the colleagues of a young garda who was killed following a crash yesterday morning.

Car giant Ford reported its first earnings growth in more than a year today thanks to the US "cash for clunkers" scheme and cost-cutting efforts.

BRIAN CARNEY’S return to rugby league is set to provide Ireland with a major boost for the end-of-season European Nations Cup.

The trial of four Derry City men accused of Real IRA membership collapsed dramatically at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

The Special Criminal Court has ruled that the initial detention of four men accused of IRA membership was unlawful.